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The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.
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Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
There was no road access, so Jackson built an airstrip.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Its weather can change suddenly, and airstrips are typically sited in difficult-to-reach, mountainous areas.
—Aishwarya Iyer, CNN, 24 July 2024
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Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.
—Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
There was no road access, so Jackson built an airstrip.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Its weather can change suddenly, and airstrips are typically sited in difficult-to-reach, mountainous areas.
—Aishwarya Iyer, CNN, 24 July 2024
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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airstrip
noun
air·strip
-ˌstrip 
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment
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